He was on his uninformed Ukraine take yet again. I mentioned that Russia was protecting the people of the Donbass from Azov aggression and I was instantly banned. So much for promoting a materialist understanding of the conflict. It’s pretty unfortunate that his audience is being spoon fed the same pro west narrative that the mainstream media is pushing.

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    As someone who used to have similar views(Ukraine, xinjiang, etc), the answer lies in Western propaganda. I think it’s because of the the reporting on these issues often includes facts that are deeply woven in to the propaganda, in a way that approaching the subjects the same way you would other news can easily lead you astray. Combine this with the fact that Western audiences are not going to be familiar with the subject matter, materialist analysis becomes actively difficult using strategies that will probably serve you well on other issues.

    The way I realized my error is that I pulled a Marxist Descartes, where I did not trust any Us Media sources and rebuild my opinions from scratch using international and academic sources.

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      You’re certainly right, but I would expect more from Hasan. His perspectives on most other things are materialist. I think it’s more like some others in this thread have said, that he’s being careful not to drive away the fence sitters.